Question

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr3:-@ kids FTF. ILNY, it’s gr8.

Can you understand this sentence? If you can’t, don’t feel too bad; neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To new comers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the translation of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It’s great.

School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing. They fear the language could become corrupted (面目全非的).

“Everyone should just relax”, say linguists (語(yǔ)言學(xué)家). They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing, has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mails, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents.”

Linguist James says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents. They too will think this way. James argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted. They simply change to meet the new needs.

However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it’s important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but learning to write proper English is a must for their future.”

Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, aged 12, says, “I wouldn’t use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun. “

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.

B. Geoffrey Nurberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.

C. James says that language is changing and improving.

D. Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.

2.In Paragraph 5 “bet your bottom dollar” probably means __________.

A. 驚訝 B. 打賭 C. 懷疑 D. 確信

3.What does Erin mean in the last paragraph?

A. He is angry with text language.

B. Text language is just for fun.

C. We must use informal language.

D. Teachers should pay more attention to students.

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Netspeak: a widely-used language on Internet

B. Is Netspeak harming the English language?

C. Is Netspeak helpful in language learning?

D. Netspeak: advantages and disadvantages

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

這篇短文主要是說(shuō)網(wǎng)絡(luò)語(yǔ)言對(duì)于英語(yǔ)造成危害了嗎？

1.判斷正誤題，也叫做細(xì)節(jié)推斷題，解題方法依據(jù)選項(xiàng)中的人物專(zhuān)有名詞來(lái)定位找要點(diǎn)， B定位詞為GN和Standard English.文中出現(xiàn)Standard English.是在倒數(shù)第二個(gè)自然段與CM相關(guān)的信息，所以此選項(xiàng)為典型的張冠李戴；C選項(xiàng)為片面的夸大其辭，文章層面只能看到language is changing 而沒(méi)有任何細(xì)節(jié)提到improving ；D 定位詞為CM在原文倒數(shù)第二個(gè)自然段出現(xiàn)，其中引號(hào)的句子中用了worries 與答案中的properly 相反，所以排除； 所以根據(jù)文章第四自然段可以推斷出A為正確選項(xiàng)。

2.】短語(yǔ)推斷題，解題方法 結(jié)合上下文邏輯關(guān)系，上文提到年輕人會(huì)harming 語(yǔ)言，下文接著說(shuō)當(dāng)他們成為父母后，they too will think this way .他們也會(huì)這么想，那么中間空出一定是強(qiáng)調(diào)，并凸顯出下文，那么最滿(mǎn)足條件的解釋是D選項(xiàng)。

3.Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, aged 12, says, “I wouldn’t use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun. “ 描述,可知也許我們應(yīng)該給青少年更多的信任。Erin，12歲，說(shuō)，“我不會(huì)使用文字語(yǔ)言在我的家庭作業(yè)。短信是為了好玩。故選B。

4. 本題為主旨大意題，結(jié)合專(zhuān)家的觀點(diǎn)，既引號(hào)中的句子我們可以斷定，全文的中心思想是為了凸顯出netspeak的好，A 選項(xiàng)文章沒(méi)有凸顯出widely -used C 選項(xiàng)沒(méi)有重點(diǎn)提及到language learning D文章觀點(diǎn)很鮮明，并不是正反觀點(diǎn)的論證 故答案選擇 B。

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